Wire fence.



J HARRIS.

' WIRE FENCE. APPLICATION FILED API, .11,1905.

PATENI'ED JULY 31; 1906.

omen STATES mm OFFICE.

JONATHAN HARRI S,- or CLEVELAND, oHIo.

WIRE FENCE.

To all whom, it inltyconcern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN HARRIs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Wire Fences, of which I hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description,.such asv will enable th ors skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The objects of the invention are to provide a new and improved construction of wire fencing wherein the crossing wires are directly secured together by solder or brazing or heated metal which becomes inseparable therefrom without the use of separate metal clips or ties, as has heretofore been the custom, and without bending or coilingone wire about another, which has the disadvantage of inakin more or less brittle joints.

A further object is to secure the wire crossings by means of 'a solid metal joint,

- which while employing the minimum amount of metal will provide the maximum amount of strength, and the fastening metal will be so disposed as to afi'ord the greatest resistance 1 cast in-a mold about the wire crossings, the

objectionable feature of which lies in the fact I that the metal ball is not at all intimately attac'hed to the wires, but'is liable to shrink away therefrom, so that while a good joint is formed it will be Loosely attached, and hence not as strong as if directly: soldered to thewires.

The invention consists in the arrangement of the metal tobridge the angles formed between the crossing wires, where the strain is heaviest, and in the massing of the metal about the cut ends of the wire at the to and bottom of the fence, where rust is lia le to form and disintegration to commence.

The invention further consists in the com bination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and specifically pointed out in the .55 claim.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 11, 1906. Serial No. 254,909.

Patented. July 31, 1906 showing portions of the line-Wires attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a single cross1ng. Fig. 3 is' an end viewof the same.

an elevation of a stay-wireV-of a wire fence,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the joint of the staywire with the upper line-wire, and Fig. 5 is an" end'view thereof. Fig.- 6 shows crimped wires, and Fig. 7 shows thickened wires at contact-points.

Inthe views, 1 is the stay or vertical wire.

'2 is the line-wire. I

The solder or other metal is applied tothe previously-prepared surfaces of the closelyad'jacent crossing wires and is built up longitudinally on each side of the engaging part, forming a heavy bridge, filling the angle between the wires and extending to some distance on either side. i

In the figures the engaging portions of the wires are directly soldered or brazed together at 3, and the solder or brass extends at 4 on each side partly encircling each wire at' 4, so as to give as great an area of attachment as possible. The parts thus become practically integral, and the joints are as strong as one piece of metal. ner great leverage is obtained from the wing metal extensions, so that strains across the joint in any direction are met and resisted.

The cut ends of the stay-wires at top and bottomare-covered with a cap of metal 5,.

In this man which is bridged-to the wires on all sides, thus: forming a perfectly smooth and ornamental finish, such that it will not injure stock and.

will greatly increase the strength and beauty of the fence. I This fence has a somewhat similar appearance to the electrically-welded fence; but

there are no points of real similarity, inasmuch as welding reduces the amount of metal at thecontact-point, while in this invention a lar e amount of metal is added and-dispose to reinforce and enlarge the joint on all sides.

The metal can be heated to the soldering'or brazing temperature by any desirable method, such as electricitor gas. the soldering or razing is being performed must also be heated, so that they perceptibly soften, and at this moment the parts adjacent to the contacting-points of either wire can be also greatly enlarged by forcing theop osite ortions of each Wire together from eit er'si e of the contacting points, thus thickeningthe wires and oints in addition to the added solder or brass, as shown in Fig. 7,

The wires when ;ing of molten metal extending upon the crossing wires on either side of their contact:

f ing points, said molten metal also forming crowns incasing the cut extremities of the vertical wires, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 3d day of April, 1905.

' JONATHAN HARRIS. Witnesses VVM. M. MoNnoE, GEO. S. COLE; 

